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1: History
I. After 1066, who was the fourth monarch of England and from when
to when did that person reign?
A. King Stephen, 1135 - 1154
II. From what year to what year did the slave war of Spartacus take
place?
A. 73 - 71 BCE
III. Who was the fifth wife of Henry
8th and what fate befell her?
A. Kathryn Howard (1540 - 1542), executed
[Catherine of Aragon (1509 - 1533), divorced
Anne Boleyn (1533 - 1536), executed
Jane Seymour (1536 - 1537), died
Anne of Cleves (January - July 1540), divorced
As above
Katherine Parr (1543 - 1547), widowed]
IV. Who was the author of "An
Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations"
published in 1776?
A. Adam Smith
V. Who was defeated by Paulinus Suetonius in 60 - 61 CE?
A. Boudicca
M1 What was the name of that person's
spouse?
A Prasatagus, King of the Iceni
VI. Which two countries declared war on which other country on 3rd
September 1939?
A. UK and France declared war on Germany
VII. Who said: "Non violence is the greatest force at the disposal
of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction
devised by the ingenuity of man"?
A. Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi
VIII. Who was executed on January 30th 1649?
A. Charles 1st
IX. Who lead the Spartans at the battle of Thermopylae?
A. Leonidas
X. What battle took place on 18th June 1815? Name the commander who
won and the one who lost.
A. Waterloo; Arthur Wellesley, Duke of
Wellington; Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France
2: Geography
I. How many independent states are there in the world and how many
belong to the UN?
A. 192 and 189 belong to the UN. (Holy
See, Switzerland, East Timor)
II. Which is the world's longest river and how long is it?
A. Nile, Africa; 4,160 miles or 6,660
kilometres. (Amazon, South America; 4,000 miles or 6,400 kilometres)
III. Which is the world's least urbanised country?
A. Eritrea. (UN)
IV. Which is the world's highest active volcano and how high is it?
A. Ojos del Salado, Argentina/Chile,
22,589 feet or 6,887 metres
V. Which is the world's most populous metropolitan area?
A. Tokyo
M2 How many people live there?
A 31 million
VI. What is the tilt of the earth's axis?
A. 23.5 degrees
VII. What is the highest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica?
A. 59 F (15 C). (At Vanda Station, Scott
Coast at an elevation of 49 feet on 5 Jan 1974)
VIII. Put the following towns in order from West to East - Belfast,
Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London
A. Belfast (54° 36' N 5° 55'
W)
Glasgow (55° 52' N 4° 17' W)
Edinburgh (55° 55' N 3° 11' W)
Cardiff (51° 28' N 3° 10' W)
Birmingham (52° 29' N 1° 56' W)
London (51° 29' N 0° 00' W)
IX. If, on Monday 6th December 2004 it was 12.00 midday in London;
what time was Wellington, N.Z.?
A. 00.00 midnight
X. Iran shares its border with how many other countries?
A. 7 (Iraq, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan)
3: Spelling
I. Recommend: French: recommender
II. Separate: Latin: separatus
III. Occurrence: French: occurrence
IV. Anoint: Old French: enoindre from Latin inungere to smear
V. Cemetery
M3 From what Latin word is cemetery
derived and what does that Latin word mean?
A Latin: cemeterium, sleeping chamber
VI. Embarrassment: French: embarrassement
VII. Liaison: French, from Old French, from Latin ligare, to bind
VIII. Minuscule: French, from Latin minusculus, rather small, diminutive
of minus, neuter of minor, smaller
IX. Supersede: Latin supersedere, meaning 'to sit above', related
to words such as sedentary and sedan
X. Diarrhoea: Greek diarrhoea to flow through
4: Maths
I. 4 / 3 is the same as what?
A. 1.33333 or 1 1/3
II. How many sides does a regular heptagon have?
A. Seven
III. How many faces, vertices (where three or more faces and an equal
number of edges meet) and edges does an octahedron have?
A. 8 Faces, 6 Vertices, 12 Edges
IV. What is 25% of 610,048?
A. 152,512
V. What are the smallest and the largest prime numbers (only divide
by itself and one) below 1,000?
A. 2 and 997
M4 What are the next largest and smallest
prime numbers below 1,000?
A 3 and 991
VI. Pythagoras' Theorem states that in a right angled triangle the
sum of the square of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle)
is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides or a2 +
b2 = c2. If a is 12 and b is 5 what is c?
A. 13 (144 + 25 = 169; 13 X 13 = 169)
VII. What is the mean average of: 3, 7, 5, 13, 20, 23, 39, 23, 40,
23, 14, 12, 56, 23, 29?
A. [330 ÷ 15 =] 22
VIII. Calculate (162 x 5) ÷ (32 + 49)
A. 10 (810 ÷ 81)
IX. How many seconds are there in a week?
A. 604,800 (60 X 60 X 24 X 7)
X. When a barrel is one-quarter full it contains 6 litres. How much,
to the nearest litre, does it contain when two-thirds full?
A. 16 (6 X 4 X 66.666%)
5: Scripture
I. Who took the place of Judas as one of the apostles?
A. Matthias. (Acts 1:23-26)
II. Who was the first person to build an altar unto the Lord?
A. Noah. (Genesis 8:20)
III. Nebuchadnezzar was king of which city?
A. Babylon. (Daniel 1:1)
IV. After David killed Goliath, what did he do?
A. Cut off Goliath's head. (1 Samuel
51: "Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and
took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him,
and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their
champion was dead, they fled")
V. Satan is 'god of this world'. True or False?
A. True. (2 Corinthians 4:4. "In
whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe
not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image
of God, should shine unto them". 'god of this world' is one of
many names Satan goes by in the Bible)
M5 By what other names is Satan known
in the Bible?
A See list of 27! You'll get 1 point for each correct answer!
VI. In what book of the Bible will you find the Ten Commandments?
A. Exodus 20:1-17
VII. Who was the king in this quotation? "But the king covered
his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom,
O Absalom, my son, my son!"
A. King David. (2 Samuel 19:4)
VIII. Where is the 'garden of Gethsemane' located?
A. At the base of the Mount of Olives
(Matthew 26:30; Mark 14:26; Luke 22:39)
IX. What sign did the angels tell the shepherds to look for?
A. "Ye shall find the babe wrapped
in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger" (Luke 2:12 &
16-17)
X. Who was the brother of Jacob?
A. Esau. (Genesis 25:25 "And the
first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called
his name Esau.")
6: Science
I. What is Andrology?
A. The study of male health and disease
II. What is Batonophobia?
A. Fear of plants
III. As what is Cholecalciferol or Calciferol better known and for
which disease is its deficiency responsible?
A. Vitamin D; Ricketts
IV. What is the greatest constituent of the air that we breathe?
A. Nitrogen, 78.084 % (Oxygen, 20.9476
%)
V. What is the common name for triglyceride?
A. Fat - triglycerides are the storage
form of fat in the body
M6 Glycerol or glycerine is the main
constituent of triglycerides; draw its chemical structure?
A
VI. What makes up most of the earth?
A. Iron. (N.B. Water covers approximately
70% of the earths SURFACE)
VII. What is the brightest visible star?
A. The sun
VIII. What naturally occurring element has the largest atom?
A. Uranium
IX. From what is dry ice made?
A. Carbon dioxide or CO2
X. What is the chemical symbol in the periodic table for Cesium
A. Cs
7: Food and drink
I. What is the difference between an herb and a spice?
A. An herb is made from leaves and a
spice is made from berries
II. To what internal temperature must chicken be cooked so that it
is safe to eat?
A. 180 F
III. What is borscht?
A. Beetroot soup from Russia
IV. What is the main ingredient used to make houmous?
A. Chick peas
V. What grape is used to produce Nuits St. Georges?
A. Pinot Noir
M7 Nuits St. Georges gives its name
to the Cotes de Nuits - what is generally recognized as the most famous
red wine vineyard in the Cotes de Nuits?
A La Romanee Conti
VI. Which people were the first to drink chocolate?
A. The Aztecs
VII. For what does the term V.S.O.P. stand?
A. Very Superior Old Pale
VIII. From what do hot peppers get their heat?
A. Capsaicin
IX. From what is Saffron derived?
A. Crocuses
X. What is the 1855 classification?
A. A five-class ranking system of the
red wines from the Médoc region, for Napoléon III's
1855 Expositon Universelle de Paris, prepared by the Bordeaux Wine
Brokers' Union
8: Sports
I. In how many ways can you be dismissed at cricket?
A. 10 (Hit wicket, caught, bowled, run
out, handled ball, stumped, hit ball twice, timed out, leg before
wicket, obstructed field)
II. The 150th Oxford v. Cambridge boat race took place in 2004. Who
has won most races and how many?
A. Cambridge, 78 (Oxford 71, dead heat
in 1877)
III. Who won the football world cup in 1950?
A. Uruguay (beat Brazil, in Brazil, 2
- 1)
IV. What, in pounds, is the weight limit for a cruiserweight boxer?
A. 190
V. To which side of the hooker are you, if you are standing beside
him or her, looking forwards as the tighthead prop?
A. Right
M8 Who is England's most capped prop
forward and how many England caps has he won?
A Jason Leonard, 113
VI. What is the nickname for Newcastle United F. C.?
A. Magpies
VII. Who won the Formula One World Drivers Championship in 1969?
A. Jackie Stewart (Matra - Ford, 63 points,
won 6 races, [Jackie Ickx, Bruce McLaren, Jochen Rindt])
VIII. In netball, after you have caught the ball what must you do
with it?
A. Play it or shoot for goal within three
seconds (England Netball website, rules page)
IX. In which years did Red Rum win the Grand National?
A. 1973, 1974, 1977
X. When and where did the current Olympic marathon distance become
the norm?
A. 1908, London (The course was laid
out over a 26-mile, 365-yards that stretched from Windsor Castle to
the royal box at Shepherds Bush)
9: Films, literature, art and music
I. Who married Prince Rainier Grimaldi III in 1956?
A. Grace Kelly (Her Serene Highness Princess
Grace of Monaco)
II. Who was called "the white lady of soul"?
A. Dusty Springfield
III. Who wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray?
A. Oscar Wilde
IV. What is the full name of the man who repainted the ceiling of
the Sistine Chapel?
A. Michelangelo Buonarroti (Built between
1475 and 1483, repainted between 1508 and 1512)
V. What was and what was the name of Jimmy Stewart's friend in a famous
film made in 1950?
A. An invisible friend resembling a 6
foot rabbit called Harvey
M9 What was the name of Jimmy Stewart's
character in the film?
A Elwood P. Dowd
VI. Who painted The Fighting Temeraire?
A. Joseph Mallord William Turner
VII. Who wrote The Silmarillion?
A. J. R. R. Tolkien (JOHN RONALD REUEL)
VIII. Who wrote the oratorio The Messiah?
A. George Frideric Handel
IX. Who wrote The Sound of Music?
A. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
II
X. Who wrote Paradise Lost?
A. John Milton
10: Music
I. 25 seconds.
What is the name of the piece and who is the composer?
A. The Flower Duet from Lakmé by Clément Philibert Léo
Delibes
II. 35 seconds.
What is the name of the song and the band?
A. Let's go to San Francisco by The Flowerpot Men
III. 44 seconds.
What is the name of the song and the band?
A. See my Baby Jive by Wizzard
IV. 9 seconds.
What is the name of the song and the artist?
A. Stand by Your man by Tammy Wynnette
V. 20 seconds.
What is the name of the piece and who is the composer?
A. Air on a G String by Johann Sebastian Bach (FYI played by the Bath
Festival Chamber Orchestra)
M10 In what year did the composer of
the previous piece die (within 10 years)
A. 1750 [Therefore 1740 to 1760 acceptable answers]
VI. 15 seconds.
What is the name of the song and the artist?
A. Maggie May by Rob Stewart
VII. 12 seconds.
What is the name of the song and the band?
A. The Pushbike Song by The Mixtures
VIII. 21 seconds.
What is the name of the song and the band?
A. Pictures of matchstick men by Status Quo
IX. 55 seconds.
What is the name of the piece and who is the composer?
A. The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II
X. 10 seconds.
What is the name of the song and the band?
A. Lola by The Kinks
M: Mastermind
M1 What was the name of that person's spouse?
A Prasatagus, King of the Iceni
M2 How many people live there?
A 31 million
M3 From what Latin word is cemetery derived and what does that Latin
word mean?
A Latin: cemeterium, sleeping chamber
M4 What are the next largest and smallest prime numbers below 1,000?
A 3 and 991
M5 By what other names is Satan known in the Bible?
A See list below:
1. Abaddon Revelation 9:11
2. The accuser of our brethren Revelation 12:10
3. The adversary I Peter 5:8
4. Apollyon Revelation 9:11
5. Beelzebub Matthew 12:24 Mark 3:22 Luke 11:15
6. Belial II Corinthians 6:15
7. The Devil Matthew 4:1
8. Dragon Revelation 12:9 and 20:2
9. The enemy Matthew 13:39
10. Father of all lies John 8:44
11. King of Babylon Isaiah 14:4
12. King of Tyrus Ezekiel 28:12
13. Little horn Daniel 7:8
14. Lucifer Isaiah 14:12
15. Man of sin II Thessalonians 2:3
16. That old serpent Revelation 12:9 and 20:2
17. Power of darkness Colossians 1:13
18. Prince of the power of the air Ephesians 2:2
19. Prince that shall come Daniel 9:26
20. Prince of Tyrus Ezekiel 28:2
21. Prince of this world John 12:31
22. Rulers of the darkness of this world Ephesians 6:12
23. Satan Job 1:6
24. Serpent Genesis 3:1
25. Son of perdition John 17:12 II Thessalonians 2:3
26. The tempter Matthew 4:3
27. The wicked one Matthew 13:19
M Glycerol or glycerine is the main constituent of triglycerides;
draw its chemical structure?
A
M7 Nuits St. Georges gives its name to the Cotes de Nuits - what is
generally recognized as the most famous red wine vineyard in the Cotes
de Nuits?
A La Romanee Conti
M8 Who is England's most capped prop forward and how many England
caps has he won?
A Jason Leonard, 113
M9 What was the name of Jimmy Stewart's character in the film?
A Elwood P. Dowd
M10 In what year did the composer of the previous piece die (within
10 years)
A. 1750 - therefore 1740 to 1760 accepted
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